Get Out director Jordan Peele is on a mission to cultivate black talent.

In an interview with Digital Spy, Peele made a cultural call to arms to young African-American filmmakers who have a burning interest in scary movies. Peele, who recently shot to acclaim among film’s slash-happy and psychologically tormented, is trying to pay it forward by accepting horror scripts from persons of color.

“For young black horror filmmakers, if you have a script, reach out and I’ll try to help it get made,” he said in the interview.

The freshly minted horror director who has already made a name for himself in comedy drew attention to a common argument made by Hollywood, a powerhouse industry that often fails to represent the people whose stories it appropriates. Peele points out that media moguls are often afraid to hand over the reins to black talent—black actors, directors, even black P.O.V.’s—fearful that movies by, for or about African Americans don’t do well, especially abroad.

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Bill Thompson

That’s racist. What about Asian filmmakers? Hispanic? Indian? White? I mean, why not just say starting filmmakers should send me their scripts. Why make it about race? Why punish my script because of my skin color?

The dude grew up in upper west side. Come on, man.

Bill Thompson

So glad this black man got himself out of upper west side Manhattan. Out of I.S. 44 Computer School in upper west side. Must have been rough.